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What is it?

Merauke
2
25%
Irian Jaya
2
25%
Hybrid
2
25%
Other
2
25%
 
Total votes: 8
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Postby xxmonitorlizardxx » Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:58 pm

Found this odd-looking skink on kingsnake today http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.php? ... &de=885647
Edit: If other please state what.
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Postby Susann » Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:03 pm

:shock: It's a Meraya!
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Postby Jeff » Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:30 pm

Trick question. None of the choices are species.
6.10.9 T. s. intermedia
2.2.7 T. s. scincoides
1.2.1 T. nigrolutea
2.2.0 T. r. rugosa
1.2.3 T.g. keyensis
2.0.5 T.s. chimaera
0.0.0. T. occipitalis
0.0.0. T. multifasciata
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Postby xxmonitorlizardxx » Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:36 pm

Jeff wrote:Trick question. None of the choices are species.
Nice eye Jeff xD. Forgot all about that.
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Postby Katrina » Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:17 pm

Jeff wrote:Trick question. None of the choices are species.


:lol: Aren't you the stickler for details!

Interesting thread for discussion, thank ML! The add says they are 'farm bred', so I would go with 'other'. An interesting looking other. Makes for an good discussion, but unfortunately you can never be sure with BTS like that - don't know the history, can't see the parents.

For the sake of discussing, I do see some nice Merauke in the banding and colors. Light underbelly and front legs look scincoides to me. Wish I knew what the parents looked like!
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Postby phaemas » Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:29 pm

It looks like one of those shingle back thingys.
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Postby Linnea » Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:35 pm

hybrid. northern meruake.


i feel so embarassed. this is the first time i guess species. but i promise i see meruake in that!

phaemas, scroll down a little on the page when you click the link, that shingleback is the page introduction image : D
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Postby xxmonitorlizardxx » Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:48 pm

Linnea wrote:hybrid. northern meruake.


i feel so embarassed. this is the first time i guess species. but i promise i see meruake in that!

phaemas, scroll down a little on the page when you click the link, that shingleback is the page introduction image : D
Lol thanks I was wondering im like... Shingle back.... what... :lol:
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Postby WanderingChai » Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:36 pm

IndoxMeruke?
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Postby xxmonitorlizardxx » Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:58 pm

WanderingChai wrote:IndoxMeruke?

What makes you say that?
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Postby WanderingChai » Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:37 pm

xxmonitorlizardxx wrote:
WanderingChai wrote:IndoxMeruke?

What makes you say that?


Just my best uneducated guess. :lol: I though I saw a indo face, but I could be mistaken. The markings just said "Meruke" to me. :P
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